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Surname
GRIFFIN
Forename
Hugh
Day
03
Month
02
Year
1913
Age
16
Occupation
Haulage Hand
Mine/Quarry Name
Collins Green
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Collins Green Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Newton le Willows
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
He was lowering two empty tubs down a short brow dipping in places 1 in 4 when the tubs ran on to him and crushed him against a ventilation door and killed him. He had apparently only had one pair of wheels spragged, and had been going in front of the tubs.